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Our weblogs from around the world. Making Waves covers general Greenpeace and environmental news, Nuclear Reaction spotlights the nuclear industry, and from Greenpeace UK, the Energydesk, reporting on Energy and Climate issues.

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"Chaos" and "chaotic" are frequently – perhaps even overly – used words. One dictionary definition is a "total lack of organisation or order". That can be said certainly of the industrial logging sector in the Democratic Republic of...

I wonder how '5-star activists' are defined, but I guess I am one of them. And here is a glimpse of my activist life, and some riches I gathered along the way.
In the forests of Sathyamangalam three decades ago, fellow activists...

8:00 am, Monday, southern Spain: "What's for breakfast, Mom?"
Everyday, at least three times a day, we are faced with the same question: What to eat?
For almost 1 billion people in the world this is a painful question, with an...

Imagine if you're sick or injured and your doctor gives you the 'all clear' while still developing your treatment plan. You'd get a new doctor, right?
Well, the latest tuna fishery recommended for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)...

Last week I had the pleasure of re visiting Dénia, a small vibrant town in the Mediterranean coast of Spain. When the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise toured Europe in support of low impact fishers in 2013 , Dénia was one of many stops...

How pesticides affect farmers' and our health.
At Greenpeace we have been campaigning against the use of chemical pesticides in agriculture for a long time. Not only because they are not necessary for food production, in fact...

The current food system is broken. We all see how industrial and chemical intensive food production impacts on people and farmers, the planet and animals.
For example, did you know that in 2007, 269 tonnes of pesticides were used...

In less than a month, Greenpeace India is in danger of closing.
Over the last year, we have born the brunt of repeated attacks. In June 2014, all funds coming from Greenpeace's international office were frozen. Then in January, my...

OK so this week we've been talking about the OSPAR Convention , and the delegates who have the power to secure a Marine Protected Area in 10% of the future Arctic Sanctuary. All this is very interesting, but what can I do to let OSPAR...

Since Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu and the Pacific in March, 75,000 people have been left in dire need of emergency shelter and other goods to restore their lives and homes.
There are ongoing tireless efforts from many different...